Brooke McCarter, one of the vampires in cult Eighties film The Lost Boys, has died aged 52.

He played blond-haired Paul in the 1987 movie about a gang of vampires living in Santa Carla, California. The film also helped to launch the career of a host of stars, including Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim.

A statement from his family said: "The McCarter family is heartbroken to share the news that Brooke McCarter passed away December 22, 2015 from the genetic liver condition alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT). He was 52."

McCarter won a modelling competition as a teenager and moved to New York, eventually studying acting in the city.